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さよならローズガーデン / Goodbye, My Rose Garden #1
Прощавай, трояндовий саде, Том 1
У цій елегантній шьоджьо-ай манзі молода британська леді просить свою служницю вбити її… і це прохання стає початом історії кохання.
Початок ХХ століття. Ханако мандрує до Англії, щоб здійснити свою мрію стати письменницею. Адже саме звідси її улюблені автори!
Коли все складається не так, як вона планувала, Ханако доводиться шукати інші варіанти. Дівчина стає служницею леді Еліс Дуґлас… і та просить неймовірного, ба ні, просто благає Ханако вбити її.
Поки Ханако намагається зрозуміти, чому її леді просить про таке, їхні стосунки переростають у щось набагато глибше…
Початок ХХ століття. Ханако мандрує до Англії, щоб здійснити свою мрію стати письменницею. Адже саме звідси її улюблені автори!
Коли все складається не так, як вона планувала, Ханако доводиться шукати інші варіанти. Дівчина стає служницею леді Еліс Дуґлас… і та просить неймовірного, ба ні, просто благає Ханако вбити її.
Поки Ханако намагається зрозуміти, чому її леді просить про таке, їхні стосунки переростають у щось набагато глибше…
178 pages, Paperback
First published January 10, 2019
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Dr. Pepperco
9 books31 followers毒田ペパ子 Dr. Pepperco is a versatile Japanese manga artist who's worked across a number of genres, best known for Goodbye, My Rose Garden and the art of the Please Teacher!/Twins! manga spin-off Waiting in the Summer
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April 7, 2022
good stuff right here
September 27, 2022
3.5 EXCUSE ME, THIS WAS SO BEAUTIFUL.
The writing is gorgeous, the art style is pleasing to the eye with great attention to detail, the plot is interesting and flows nicely, and Oscar Wilde is mentioned! What’s not to love??
Can’t wait to pick up volumes 2 and 3, highly recommend!
The writing is gorgeous, the art style is pleasing to the eye with great attention to detail, the plot is interesting and flows nicely, and Oscar Wilde is mentioned! What’s not to love??
Can’t wait to pick up volumes 2 and 3, highly recommend!
October 15, 2020
This isn't the kind of manga I typically read. For the most part, I see "yuri" manga in much the same light as I do "boys' love" manga: as something that's intended for the enjoyment (in whatever sense) of het readers of the opposite gender to the characters. So when a friend pressed this into my hands and said I would probably like it, I was wary.
And I was pleasantly surprised! Hanako and Lady Alice are presented sympathetically, so I had the sense of going through their story along with them, rather than being a leering voyeur as I'd feared. The author's afterword showed their dedication to research, particularly on LGBT issues of its historical time frame. Their research into London of 1900 is also evident in the art. It isn't as meticulous or elaborate as Kaoru Mori's (Emma, et al.), and unfortunately the character work feels off at times. Both authors love maids and maid uniforms maybe that little bit too much, heh.
This doesn't quite come across like a genuine take on the early 20th century. Along the way we have a number of storytelling tropes that I've come to associate with manga and anime: the "Greek chorus" of maids who tease and encourage Hanako in her forbidden love, London being like a small town where you are more likely than not to stumble across your love rival while out shopping, the world being a small town where Hanako was mentored, thousands of miles from London, by someone Lady Alice knew very well...
Still, this is sweet and charming and has some surprisingly thoughtful moments. And the main characters are both authors and bibliophiles, so that's a plus. :)
And I was pleasantly surprised! Hanako and Lady Alice are presented sympathetically, so I had the sense of going through their story along with them, rather than being a leering voyeur as I'd feared. The author's afterword showed their dedication to research, particularly on LGBT issues of its historical time frame. Their research into London of 1900 is also evident in the art. It isn't as meticulous or elaborate as Kaoru Mori's (Emma, et al.), and unfortunately the character work feels off at times. Both authors love maids and maid uniforms maybe that little bit too much, heh.
This doesn't quite come across like a genuine take on the early 20th century. Along the way we have a number of storytelling tropes that I've come to associate with manga and anime: the "Greek chorus" of maids who tease and encourage Hanako in her forbidden love, London being like a small town where you are more likely than not to stumble across your love rival while out shopping, the world being a small town where Hanako was mentored, thousands of miles from London, by someone Lady Alice knew very well...
Still, this is sweet and charming and has some surprisingly thoughtful moments. And the main characters are both authors and bibliophiles, so that's a plus. :)
March 1, 2024
Така прекрасна милість і мила прекрасність ☺️💞
В манґах так ніжно зображають оці перші натяки на стосунки, якісь погляди, випадкові жартики, дуже люблю таке 🥰
Звісно, по сюжету дуже мало чого відбулось, але радує, що загалом в історії лише три томи і це все. Чекаю продовження!! 🫶🏻
В манґах так ніжно зображають оці перші натяки на стосунки, якісь погляди, випадкові жартики, дуже люблю таке 🥰
Звісно, по сюжету дуже мало чого відбулось, але радує, що загалом в історії лише три томи і це все. Чекаю продовження!! 🫶🏻
April 23, 2020
This book is sumptuous in terms of its art - some of the backgrounds have so much detail you can see how much the author loves this setting.
Modern day yuri have enough prejudice to deal with, but setting this in early 20th century England means that I’m struggling to envision this having any sort of happy ending and there’s certainly a gloom hanging over the proceedings.
Alice and Hanako make for a pretty charming pair and their problems are organic and emblematic of the era. My one complaint would be that there are two major plot contrivances (one of which is super obvious from the second it’s introduced) that don’t really work for me.
Otherwise it’s a strong start and both leads are well developed - I really like how straightforward and blunt Hanako is, even if I feel that’s another anachronism. Still, a good start and a unique setting help elevate this one.
Modern day yuri have enough prejudice to deal with, but setting this in early 20th century England means that I’m struggling to envision this having any sort of happy ending and there’s certainly a gloom hanging over the proceedings.
Alice and Hanako make for a pretty charming pair and their problems are organic and emblematic of the era. My one complaint would be that there are two major plot contrivances (one of which is super obvious from the second it’s introduced) that don’t really work for me.
Otherwise it’s a strong start and both leads are well developed - I really like how straightforward and blunt Hanako is, even if I feel that’s another anachronism. Still, a good start and a unique setting help elevate this one.
April 23, 2020
Someone besides Kaoru Mori who can do research!?! Sign me up, even if this looks like it may not come to a happy conclusion.
January 20, 2024
i have struggled over the past 6 years to find a book that breaks me and puts me back together but this series has done it. 😭
February 21, 2024
1900 рік, англія. двоє дівчат, яких разом звело видавництво книжок.
ханако приїхала з японії у пошуках кумира-письменника, вона написала власну книгу і хотіла видатись. але вона жінка, і єдине що вона має робити це шукати чоловіка і не думати головою. еліс зі знатного роду, заручена з майбутнім бароном і глибоко нещасна, бо має приховувати те, ким є насправді. між ними зароджується тепла дружба, в них багато спільного, і кожна жадає захистити іншу.
манґа має прекрасну мальовку, піднімає дійсно дуже багато тем починаючи від одностатевого кохання і закінчуючи роллю жінки у суспільстві, також трохи зачіпається тема фемінізму оскільки дві головні героїні є письменницями. багато зовнішніх обставин впливають на моральний стан персонажок, тут вимальовується конфлікт (не тільки особистий, а й більш глобальний дещо кастовий) і це лише перший том.
історія чимось нагадала фільм "колетт", який теж дуже раджу подивитись.
ханако приїхала з японії у пошуках кумира-письменника, вона написала власну книгу і хотіла видатись. але вона жінка, і єдине що вона має робити це шукати чоловіка і не думати головою. еліс зі знатного роду, заручена з майбутнім бароном і глибоко нещасна, бо має приховувати те, ким є насправді. між ними зароджується тепла дружба, в них багато спільного, і кожна жадає захистити іншу.
манґа має прекрасну мальовку, піднімає дійсно дуже багато тем починаючи від одностатевого кохання і закінчуючи роллю жінки у суспільстві, також трохи зачіпається тема фемінізму оскільки дві головні героїні є письменницями. багато зовнішніх обставин впливають на моральний стан персонажок, тут вимальовується конфлікт (не тільки особистий, а й більш глобальний дещо кастовий) і це лише перший том.
історія чимось нагадала фільм "колетт", який теж дуже раджу подивитись.
February 20, 2021
A young Japanese woman moves from Nagasaki to England in 1900 in order to meet her favorite author. While she stalks him, she works as a maid for a depressed and suicidal English woman, whose engagement is shadowed by rumors of a shameful relationship with a governess who left the country under a cloud.
All the developments are very predictable as the writing is painfully simplistic and heavy-handed. I should stop here, but I have the second volume on hand from the library, and I'm always the optimist . . .
All the developments are very predictable as the writing is painfully simplistic and heavy-handed. I should stop here, but I have the second volume on hand from the library, and I'm always the optimist . . .
February 27, 2024
така ніжна, чуттєва і сумна 💔
April 2, 2023
This was an absolute sweet read. I really need to read more GL manga for sure.
February 1, 2024
i like how this is my first taste of victorian sapphic manga. loving it so far. alice and hanako are to die for as a couple, and i love how the book doesn’t shy away from facing prejudices against the gay community and poc.
May 7, 2020
2020 Read #393
3.5 stars
This was so lovely! It gave me nostalgic feelings from reading Emma by Kaoru Mori. I just hope there will be a happy ending in store for Hanako and Alice!
3.5 stars
This was so lovely! It gave me nostalgic feelings from reading Emma by Kaoru Mori. I just hope there will be a happy ending in store for Hanako and Alice!
December 4, 2024
LETS GO LESBIANS
February 4, 2025
I’m a little conflicted on how I feel about this story but it was enjoyable so far, it just took me a little while to get into it but that isn’t so surprising for the first volume of a manga series.
April 24, 2024
Дві закохані дівчини, вікторіанська Англія і любов до книжок - що може бути кращим?🥰
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Як не дивно, але упередження до людей, які самі обирають кого кохати були і у вікторіанській Англії, і, на жаль, досі залишаються у нашому суспільстві. Тому, особисто для мене, усі манґи, комікси та книжки про стосунки двох дівчат просто таки на ціну золоту.
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Отож, чи були у "Прощавай, трояндовий саде" шанси мені не сподобатися? Звичайно ж ні!
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Головні героїні цієї історії - Ханако, дівчина, яка пішла за своєю мрією побачити улюбленого письменника і заради цього переїхала з Японії до Англії та міс Еліс, аристократка, яка заради репутації своєї родини хотова відставити своє кохання.
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❤️ Чи вдасться дівчатам обійти усі перешкоди та упередження людей заради свого щастя?
Цього навіть я не знаю, але попереду ще два томи, якими я вже готова насолоджуватися!
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Може здатися, що "Прощавай, трояндовий саде" - це просто мила і ніжна історія. І в якомусь сенсі так і є. Досліджуючи сюжет, ми заглиблюємося в характери Ханако та Еліс, бачимо їхні переживання та мрії. Відчуваємо зв'язок між ними, який спершу стає дружбою, а потім і чимось більше.
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Проте це також манґа, яка піднімає гостросоціальні питання, які є важливими. Серед них:
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🌹еміграція у пошуках кращої долі
На прикладі Ханако ми можемо побачити, як вона сміливо перетинає пів світу заради своєї мрії і з якими труднощами стикається, як іноземка.
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🌹роль жінок в суспільстві
Еліс навіть для свого майбутнього чоловіка вважається скоріше прикрасою і трофеєм, ніж особистістю. А найсумніше, що в ті часи це було нормальним.
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🌹явище жоржсандизму
Спойлер❗️, жінки, які видавали свої книжки під псевдонімами чоловіків просто заради того, аби бути рівними хоча б на папері також було актуальним для тієї епохи.
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"Прощавай, трояндовий саде" - це діамант в світі манг. Ніжна і чуттєва історія, проте з важливими темами і чудовими героїнями. Дуже раджу!
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Як не дивно, але упередження до людей, які самі обирають кого кохати були і у вікторіанській Англії, і, на жаль, досі залишаються у нашому суспільстві. Тому, особисто для мене, усі манґи, комікси та книжки про стосунки двох дівчат просто таки на ціну золоту.
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Отож, чи були у "Прощавай, трояндовий саде" шанси мені не сподобатися? Звичайно ж ні!
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Головні героїні цієї історії - Ханако, дівчина, яка пішла за своєю мрією побачити улюбленого письменника і заради цього переїхала з Японії до Англії та міс Еліс, аристократка, яка заради репутації своєї родини хотова відставити своє кохання.
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❤️ Чи вдасться дівчатам обійти усі перешкоди та упередження людей заради свого щастя?
Цього навіть я не знаю, але попереду ще два томи, якими я вже готова насолоджуватися!
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Може здатися, що "Прощавай, трояндовий саде" - це просто мила і ніжна історія. І в якомусь сенсі так і є. Досліджуючи сюжет, ми заглиблюємося в характери Ханако та Еліс, бачимо їхні переживання та мрії. Відчуваємо зв'язок між ними, який спершу стає дружбою, а потім і чимось більше.
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Проте це також манґа, яка піднімає гостросоціальні питання, які є важливими. Серед них:
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🌹еміграція у пошуках кращої долі
На прикладі Ханако ми можемо побачити, як вона сміливо перетинає пів світу заради своєї мрії і з якими труднощами стикається, як іноземка.
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🌹роль жінок в суспільстві
Еліс навіть для свого майбутнього чоловіка вважається скоріше прикрасою і трофеєм, ніж особистістю. А найсумніше, що в ті часи це було нормальним.
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🌹явище жоржсандизму
Спойлер❗️, жінки, які видавали свої книжки під псевдонімами чоловіків просто заради того, аби бути рівними хоча б на папері також було актуальним для тієї епохи.
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"Прощавай, трояндовий саде" - це діамант в світі манг. Ніжна і чуттєва історія, проте з важливими темами і чудовими героїнями. Дуже раджу!
October 26, 2023
Trigger Warnings!: homophobia and depression (including conversations about wanting to die!)
This manga is set at early 20th century England. This story is about Hanako who travels all the way from Japan to meet her favorite author, this does not really work out but she ends up meeting Alice Douglas. Alice promises she will take Hanako to meet the author, but on exhange Hanako has to kill her. Hanako accepts this but how could she kill Alice when their relationship is getting so much deeper and deeper and soon Alice is the only thing she can think about.
The art in this book is wonderful! All the backrounds are so beautiful and I was especially impressed my the way this mangaka draws faces and facial expressions!
Even though I really loved this manga and will definitely continue this series, there were some things I do not quite understand. Why did the font change halfway the manga? Maybe there was a reason for it, I did not understand or maybe the answer will come in the next volumes, but it was a bit weird.
Also I think I could see all the twist coming from miles away. It does not mean, I think this mangaka dealt with twists on a poor way. Not at all! Even if I could see them coming I really did enjoy seeing them actually happening!
This manga is set at early 20th century England. This story is about Hanako who travels all the way from Japan to meet her favorite author, this does not really work out but she ends up meeting Alice Douglas. Alice promises she will take Hanako to meet the author, but on exhange Hanako has to kill her. Hanako accepts this but how could she kill Alice when their relationship is getting so much deeper and deeper and soon Alice is the only thing she can think about.
The art in this book is wonderful! All the backrounds are so beautiful and I was especially impressed my the way this mangaka draws faces and facial expressions!
Even though I really loved this manga and will definitely continue this series, there were some things I do not quite understand. Why did the font change halfway the manga? Maybe there was a reason for it, I did not understand or maybe the answer will come in the next volumes, but it was a bit weird.
Also I think I could see all the twist coming from miles away. It does not mean, I think this mangaka dealt with twists on a poor way. Not at all! Even if I could see them coming I really did enjoy seeing them actually happening!
February 19, 2021
So many reminders of one of my all-time favorite manga, Emma. Beautifully drawn with a bittersweet storyline. Hanako and Lady Alice are wonderful and I'm invested in their happy ending, though being set in Victorian London with lesbian heroines it may be a hard won HEA.
January 13, 2024
4.5 ⭐️
May 18, 2020
Oooh, this was even better than I expected! It's like it was made for me! Historical yuri (England and Japan!)! The main characters, Lady Alice and her new maid Hanako, are both bookworms! The clothes and the places look gorgeous! Roses!
Hanako has come to England from Japan in hopes of showing her manuscript to her favourite author Mr. Franks and becoming a novelist. But publishing house isn't so thrilled about Hanako and tell her off. A noblewoman Alice sees her there and asks if she'd become her maid. They bond over their mutual love for books. But soon lady Alice suggests a deal: she will introduce Hanako to Franks if she agrees to kill her.
Hanako is rightfully shocked at this, why would Alice, who lives in beautiful house with expansive library and gorgeous rose garden, want to die? Soon Hanako learns about rumours whispered about lady Alice...
There were so many things I loved about this! The characters: Hanako is determined and free-spirited, she is an independent Taisho girl yes but goes even further than that (without being "moga"); Alice is "this isn't what I really want but I need to keep up the appearances" type of wealthy girl but she softens around Hanako. And don't misunderstand, she's quite lovely but also a sad character because she cannot show her true self. Her and Hanako have very sweet relationship: even though Hanako is her maid and obviously not as well off as Alice, when they talk, they seem more equal. I also liked Hanako because she will say what's on her mind but think about it first! So often characters either blurt everything out without thinking or agonize over their thoughts in their heads forever.
There is a couple of antagonistic characters, well, one really who leads the other by casually coaxing. Edward is Alice's fiancé and he is easily persuaded by his... friend? We didn't actually get to know who he is. Anyway, I could've smacked him!
I thought the 1900 England was created wonderfully. One thing was also refreshing: Hanako was mostly treated as a person instead of foreign oddity (well, of course some did but I rather have balance of different approaches than just good or bad in this case), for example in the bookshop she was just as anybody else. Oh and the books!! There are several references to real books and it's all wonderful. The conversation about Oscar Wilde for example was a great scene. The series addresses the situation of same-sex love/relationships in 1900s England and the main relationship isn't removed from all context. I thought that was great. But oooh, please let there be a happy end...
The art is superb, all clothes are full of detail and period accurate and especially the book places (Alice's library and the bookshop) are drawn meticulously too. And the titular roses are so beautiful. AAAAH, it looks amazing! The characters are expressive and distinguishable.
I can't wait for the next volume!!!!
Hanako has come to England from Japan in hopes of showing her manuscript to her favourite author Mr. Franks and becoming a novelist. But publishing house isn't so thrilled about Hanako and tell her off. A noblewoman Alice sees her there and asks if she'd become her maid. They bond over their mutual love for books. But soon lady Alice suggests a deal: she will introduce Hanako to Franks if she agrees to kill her.
Hanako is rightfully shocked at this, why would Alice, who lives in beautiful house with expansive library and gorgeous rose garden, want to die? Soon Hanako learns about rumours whispered about lady Alice...
There were so many things I loved about this! The characters: Hanako is determined and free-spirited, she is an independent Taisho girl yes but goes even further than that (without being "moga"); Alice is "this isn't what I really want but I need to keep up the appearances" type of wealthy girl but she softens around Hanako. And don't misunderstand, she's quite lovely but also a sad character because she cannot show her true self. Her and Hanako have very sweet relationship: even though Hanako is her maid and obviously not as well off as Alice, when they talk, they seem more equal. I also liked Hanako because she will say what's on her mind but think about it first! So often characters either blurt everything out without thinking or agonize over their thoughts in their heads forever.
There is a couple of antagonistic characters, well, one really who leads the other by casually coaxing. Edward is Alice's fiancé and he is easily persuaded by his... friend? We didn't actually get to know who he is. Anyway, I could've smacked him!
I thought the 1900 England was created wonderfully. One thing was also refreshing: Hanako was mostly treated as a person instead of foreign oddity (well, of course some did but I rather have balance of different approaches than just good or bad in this case), for example in the bookshop she was just as anybody else. Oh and the books!! There are several references to real books and it's all wonderful. The conversation about Oscar Wilde for example was a great scene. The series addresses the situation of same-sex love/relationships in 1900s England and the main relationship isn't removed from all context. I thought that was great. But oooh, please let there be a happy end...
The art is superb, all clothes are full of detail and period accurate and especially the book places (Alice's library and the bookshop) are drawn meticulously too. And the titular roses are so beautiful. AAAAH, it looks amazing! The characters are expressive and distinguishable.
I can't wait for the next volume!!!!
October 25, 2022
nectu mangu, ale chtela jsem to zkusittt a tahle je lgbt a jeste se to odehrava v anglii! bylo to dobre a libi se mi, jak je to nakreslene! davam tak 4.75/5* a konec byl otevreny, takze si prectu dalsi dily
February 14, 2021
A slow-building Victorian romance with complications.
Lady Alice loves books and enjoys reading in her rose garden. But she is depressed because she fell in love with the one person she could never have: her governess. Rumors spread, so the governess moves to Japan and tutors Japanese students in English. One of her students is a girl named Hanako.
Hanako also loves reading. She even pens her own novel, and her dream is to present it to her favorite English author, Victor Franks. So she leaves Japan for England but finds her goal will not be easy to reach, because, despite his popularity, no one seems to have ever met Victor Franks!
Alice overhears Hanako's dilemma and, seeing that the foreigner is now stranded, offers her a position as a maid at her estate. She has no idea that Hanako was the student of her former love, the governess. Hanako learns that Alice is now engaged to a lord, because until she marries, she cannot receive her inheritance, being a woman. But rumors that Alice is a lesbian persist, threatening both her engagement and inheritance, and her love for her governess lingers, making her feel that death is the only escape. She promises Hanako that if she will help her die, she alone can introduce her to the writer, Victor Franks.
The artwork in this manga is gorgeous, with fully detailed backgrounds and elaborate late-Victorian period costumes. (And we see Hanako in a kimono a few times, as well!) There's a colorful host of side characters, including a maid who rises above her station by marrying a nobleman, rumor-mongering servants, and a scheming nobleman who is trying to break up Alice's engagement to his friend. There's realistic conflict, as Alice's fiancé is forced to confront the rumors that she has same-sex attractions in an era when Oscar Wilde had been jailed for that very thing. While it's hard to see the discrimination play out on the pages, in the afterword the author himself said he cried while researching same-sex relationships in 1900 because of the way people were treated, and it made me feel comforted.
I was hooked from the first page of this manga, seeing the way Alice and Hanako bonded over books. I'll definitely be continuing this series.
Lady Alice loves books and enjoys reading in her rose garden. But she is depressed because she fell in love with the one person she could never have: her governess. Rumors spread, so the governess moves to Japan and tutors Japanese students in English. One of her students is a girl named Hanako.
Hanako also loves reading. She even pens her own novel, and her dream is to present it to her favorite English author, Victor Franks. So she leaves Japan for England but finds her goal will not be easy to reach, because, despite his popularity, no one seems to have ever met Victor Franks!
Alice overhears Hanako's dilemma and, seeing that the foreigner is now stranded, offers her a position as a maid at her estate. She has no idea that Hanako was the student of her former love, the governess. Hanako learns that Alice is now engaged to a lord, because until she marries, she cannot receive her inheritance, being a woman. But rumors that Alice is a lesbian persist, threatening both her engagement and inheritance, and her love for her governess lingers, making her feel that death is the only escape. She promises Hanako that if she will help her die, she alone can introduce her to the writer, Victor Franks.
The artwork in this manga is gorgeous, with fully detailed backgrounds and elaborate late-Victorian period costumes. (And we see Hanako in a kimono a few times, as well!) There's a colorful host of side characters, including a maid who rises above her station by marrying a nobleman, rumor-mongering servants, and a scheming nobleman who is trying to break up Alice's engagement to his friend. There's realistic conflict, as Alice's fiancé is forced to confront the rumors that she has same-sex attractions in an era when Oscar Wilde had been jailed for that very thing. While it's hard to see the discrimination play out on the pages, in the afterword the author himself said he cried while researching same-sex relationships in 1900 because of the way people were treated, and it made me feel comforted.
I was hooked from the first page of this manga, seeing the way Alice and Hanako bonded over books. I'll definitely be continuing this series.
July 30, 2021
Hanako es una joven japonesa enamorada de las novelas de un tal Victor Franks. Su admiración llega a tal punto que viaja a la Inglaterra de 1900 para conocerlo y darle a leer sus propios escritos. Pero una vez allí, nadie puede darle una pista de quién es el autor, que mantiene a rajatabla su anonimato. Por suerte, en una editorial conoce a Alice, una dama que al enterarse de su determinación le ofrece alojamiento, la convierte en su doncella y le promete ayudarle a conocer al escritor a cambio de un favor muy "especial": que le ayude a morir...
En el epílogo del primer tomo el autor del manga dice que está entusiasmado porque esta historia incluye muchas cosas que le gustan, y algo así me ha ocurrido a mí también: una historia que mezcla el Londres victoriano, con tantas referencias literarias, y un personaje femenino japonés fuerte y decidido a quien le enamora todo ese mundo, hace que ya de partida tenga muchos puntos.
El manga es un yuri, es decir, que retrata una relación romántica entre dos mujeres, y la verdad es que me está encantando de momento la naturalidad con la que ambas se van conociendo cada vez más. Lástima que el prometido de Alice esté decidido a casarse con ella y acallar esos rumores que dicen que a ella le gustan las mujeres, algo que en ese momento podría meterle en muchos problemas...
La literatura como vía de escape, el papel de la mujer en la sociedad victoriana, reivindicaciones LGBTI+, el clasismo de la época... ¡Toca tantos temas interesantes! Y de fondo aparece un personaje muy enigmático, la institutriz de Alice, a la que obligaron a exiliarse...
En el epílogo del primer tomo el autor del manga dice que está entusiasmado porque esta historia incluye muchas cosas que le gustan, y algo así me ha ocurrido a mí también: una historia que mezcla el Londres victoriano, con tantas referencias literarias, y un personaje femenino japonés fuerte y decidido a quien le enamora todo ese mundo, hace que ya de partida tenga muchos puntos.
El manga es un yuri, es decir, que retrata una relación romántica entre dos mujeres, y la verdad es que me está encantando de momento la naturalidad con la que ambas se van conociendo cada vez más. Lástima que el prometido de Alice esté decidido a casarse con ella y acallar esos rumores que dicen que a ella le gustan las mujeres, algo que en ese momento podría meterle en muchos problemas...
La literatura como vía de escape, el papel de la mujer en la sociedad victoriana, reivindicaciones LGBTI+, el clasismo de la época... ¡Toca tantos temas interesantes! Y de fondo aparece un personaje muy enigmático, la institutriz de Alice, a la que obligaron a exiliarse...
June 12, 2021
3,5 stars
I was quite confused right until the end, I didn't catch on to the changing of perspectives, scenes and time easily in this one. But the art was so lovely and the language so soft and sweet.
I guess the setting just wasn't for me. It was very realistic to how life really was back in the early 20th century, but I don't think I enjoy how life was back in the early 20th century. It is truly such a shame, especially for lords and ladies back then. Lady Alice being so sad in her engagement she would rather die? It just makes me feel sad.
It is hard for me to imagine any happy ending that I so wish they could have. And it is also hard to imagine any romance in this setting under those circumstances. Wish them the best though, and definitely will be reading ahead because I do hope they get a nice ending
I was quite confused right until the end, I didn't catch on to the changing of perspectives, scenes and time easily in this one. But the art was so lovely and the language so soft and sweet.
I guess the setting just wasn't for me. It was very realistic to how life really was back in the early 20th century, but I don't think I enjoy how life was back in the early 20th century. It is truly such a shame, especially for lords and ladies back then. Lady Alice being so sad in her engagement she would rather die? It just makes me feel sad.
It is hard for me to imagine any happy ending that I so wish they could have. And it is also hard to imagine any romance in this setting under those circumstances. Wish them the best though, and definitely will be reading ahead because I do hope they get a nice ending
August 14, 2020
TW: suicidal thoughts, homophobia
i really appreciate how real this historical story gets with a lot of gender and sexuality issues! a lot of media portraying this time period does it with rose colored glasses on, and while i am not against it per se, we cant brush over very real and serious issues of the time. especially when it still has bearing on policies/laws/public opinions today!
i am hopeful about alice and hanako and what their future might hold, but i dont expect it to be an easy journey. nonetheless i am really looking forward to reading more of this series!
i really appreciate how real this historical story gets with a lot of gender and sexuality issues! a lot of media portraying this time period does it with rose colored glasses on, and while i am not against it per se, we cant brush over very real and serious issues of the time. especially when it still has bearing on policies/laws/public opinions today!
i am hopeful about alice and hanako and what their future might hold, but i dont expect it to be an easy journey. nonetheless i am really looking forward to reading more of this series!
August 26, 2020
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Goodbye my Rose Garden est un régal autant pour les yeux que pour l’histoire qu’elle nous offre. Le travail des éditions Komikku n’est pas en reste non plus et nous offre une très belle adaptation française de très grande qualité.
Si vous aimez les récits forts, romantiques et dramatiques qui vous serrent la gorge et se déroulant à la fin de l’ère victorienne, ce manga est fait pour vous.
Goodbye my Rose Garden est un régal autant pour les yeux que pour l’histoire qu’elle nous offre. Le travail des éditions Komikku n’est pas en reste non plus et nous offre une très belle adaptation française de très grande qualité.
Si vous aimez les récits forts, romantiques et dramatiques qui vous serrent la gorge et se déroulant à la fin de l’ère victorienne, ce manga est fait pour vous.
February 23, 2025
“Will you be by my side even if I get married?”
“If this is what you want, then I will always be by your side.”
This made me feel like I got stabbed in the heart. Angsty, forbidden sapphics… it hurt so good. I wish there was an epilogue though.
“If this is what you want, then I will always be by your side.”
This made me feel like I got stabbed in the heart. Angsty, forbidden sapphics… it hurt so good. I wish there was an epilogue though.
September 1, 2020
3,5/5
J'ai beaucoup aimé la place des livres dans cette nouvelle série, la personnage principale est aussi adorable pleine de bonnes intentions et de sentiments purs. Intriguée pour la suite !
J'ai beaucoup aimé la place des livres dans cette nouvelle série, la personnage principale est aussi adorable pleine de bonnes intentions et de sentiments purs. Intriguée pour la suite !
February 16, 2021
This felt like Downton Abbey but sapphic and im LIVING FOR IT
June 11, 2021
with the search of good gl manga through the stacks of bl fans/manga i was pleasantly surprised with this one!
an old timey romance with lady alice and hanako, with their differences in culture and their likeness for literature. its quite a refreshing story, also the art is to d i e f o r. even if you didnt like the story, the art is just pretty to look at- but how u can u not like the story lmao.
i love the way that this is set back in time and that the author of the book actually took time to learn about wlw relationships back in england in the time of 1890s, they did say it was quite sad, so i hope alice and hanako get their happily ever after
also fuck alices pretty boy fiance, its so funny to see these boys pine for these obviously gay girls- like get over it and find someone eellseee.
anyways, thats my review, i’ll defo be buying the next two volumes :D
an old timey romance with lady alice and hanako, with their differences in culture and their likeness for literature. its quite a refreshing story, also the art is to d i e f o r. even if you didnt like the story, the art is just pretty to look at- but how u can u not like the story lmao.
i love the way that this is set back in time and that the author of the book actually took time to learn about wlw relationships back in england in the time of 1890s, they did say it was quite sad, so i hope alice and hanako get their happily ever after
also fuck alices pretty boy fiance, its so funny to see these boys pine for these obviously gay girls- like get over it and find someone eellseee.
anyways, thats my review, i’ll defo be buying the next two volumes :D
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